Evelyn Hofer
, German, 1922-2009
Title
Girl with Bicycle, Dublin, 1966Date2005
MediumDye transfer print
Dimensions
41.6 x 33.5 cm
Sheet: 50 x 40 cm
Credit LinePurchased, 2019
Object numberNGI.2019.182
DescriptionGerman-American documentary and portrait photographer, Evelyn Hofer spent her early years studying photography, eventually landing a role working for Alexey Brodovitch of Harper's Bazaar when she moved to New York in 1946. Hofer used a four-by-five-inch view camera to make orderly and well-constructed portraits and scenic photographs. Hofer visited Dublin in 1966 to capture scenes of everyday life, which informed her book 'Dublin: A Portrait' (1967) made in collaboration with author V.S. Pritchett. In colour and black and white, her work depicts Ireland at the tipping point between an older, more conservative culture and the emerging modern world. Hofer is represented by 7 photographs of Dublin in the NGI collection.Here, a young girl straddles a high nelly bicycle in Coombe. This photograph was featured in the 2019 exhibition, 'View of Ireland: Collecting Photography' at NGI.
ProvenancePurchased, Estate of Evelyn Hofer, through Galerie m, Bochum, Germany, 2019Exhibition HistoryEvelyn Hofer. Early Color Photography, Galerie m Bochum, Germany, 17 July - 22 July 2015
View of Ireland: Collecting Photography, National Galery of Ireland, Dublin, 25 October 2019 – 2 February 2020